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...ommon name of a [[Germany|German]] arms manufacturer, maker of a line of [[bolt-action]] [[rifle]]s from the 1870s to present. Their designs were built for ...Paul von Mauser|Paul Mauser]] developed a rifle using an improved rotating bolt system for breechloaders based on the [[Chassepot]] (fusil modele 1866), it

...nning in [[1906]].<ref name="FamousFirearms">Herring, Hal (2008). ''Famous Firearms of the Old West: From Wild Bill Hickok's Colt Revolvers to Geronimo's Winch ...and chambers it. The Remington Model 8 has a fixed 5-shot [[magazine]] and bolt hold-open device which engages after the magazine is empty. It is a takedow

|action= [[Gas operated]], [[rotating bolt]] ... members, Enfield engineers re-chambered the rifles to the [[United States|American]] 5.56x45mm M193 cartridge. The newly redesigned 5.56 mm version of the XL6

|action= [[Gas-operated]], [[rotating bolt]] ...he [[receiver]], the [[hammer]], the [[barrel]] assembly and the carrier/[[bolt]].<ref name="WG"/> SR-25 barrels were originally manufactured by [[Remingto

...1)''' or in the USA as the '''"inch pattern" FAL'''.<ref>especially on the American surplus market</ref> It is a British Commonwealth derivative of the Belgian ...artridge]], the UK, believing that if they adopted the Belgian FAL and the American 7.62 NATO cartridge that the United States would do the same,{{citation nee

|action= [[Repeating rifle|Repeating]] [[bolt action]] ...has passed the Winchester Model 70 as the oldest continuously manufactured bolt action rifle in America. The Model 110 has competed directly with other po

|action= [[Gas-operated]], [[rotating bolt]] ...y to the rear produces fully automatic fire) and a safety mechanism (cross-bolt, button type), located immediately above the hand grip.<ref name="ezell_224

|action= [[Gas-operated]], [[rotating bolt]] ... before the mid-1960s meant that the Type 56 was frequently encountered by American soldiers during the Vietnam War, in the hands of either NVA soldiers or Vie

:''This article is about the Finnish M82 assault rifle. For the American M82 sniper rifle, see [[M82 Barrett rifle]].'' |action= [[Gas-operated]], [[rotating bolt]]

...s, and as such the Winchester name has become synonymous with lever-action firearms. The gun is colloquially known as '''"The Gun that Won the West"''', thoug ...r in the case rim, thus creating one of the most significant inventions in firearms history, the metallic [[rimfire]] cartridge.<ref>Smith's cartridge was deri

|action= "Recoil-reducing action" (a modified [[rotating bolt]]) ...ion: Currently a hybrid gas & [[recoil]] operating group. Gas powers the bolt mechanism while recoil drives the barrel/barrel extension and the feed syst

|action= [[Recoil operation|Recoil operated]], [[rotating bolt]] |feed= 10-round detachable box [[Magazine (firearms)|magazine]]

|action= [[Gas-operated reloading|Gas-operated]], [[rotating bolt]] The '''AR-10''' is an [[United States|American]] [[7.62x51mm NATO|7.62 mm]] [[battle rifle]] developed by [[Eugene Stoner]

[[Image:openboltcropped.jpg|270px|thumb|right|Half-opened bolt on a [[Winchester Model 70]].]] ...closed. Bolt action firearms are most often [[rifle]]s, but there are some bolt-action [[shotgun]]s as well. Examples of this system date back to the 19th

...breech-loading (though [[mortar]]s are generally all muzzle-loaded). Early firearms were almost entirely muzzle-loading. The main advantage of breech-loading ... rifles were manufactured and used in the Battle of Brandywine, during the American Revolutionary War, but shortly after they were retired and replaced with th